City Teaching Alliance Launches New Academic Partnership with 69传媒 University
City Teaching Alliance, an innovative,听nationally听recognized teacher development and听certification听program,听is pleased to announce听that it has expanded its听relationship听with 69传媒 University鈥檚 School of Education. As听academic and strategic partners, 69传媒 University and City Teaching Alliance (formerly known as Urban Teachers) will听facilitate听a curriculum听that听delivers听state-of-the-art teacher preparation听鈥斕齣nstilling听knowledge and听coaching aspiring teachers听to transform communities through rigorous, engaging, and culturally respectful education.听The 2022 cohort will be the first to matriculate under the new听partnership and receive a听Master of Arts in Teaching,听conferred by听69传媒 University.
A shared commitment to preparing teachers through an equity-based, anti-racist pedagogy is a cornerstone of this new partnership.
鈥淎 partnership with 69传媒 University School of Education is a natural fit for us,鈥 said Peter Shulman, City Teaching Alliance CEO. 鈥淭he School of Education鈥檚 commitment to rigorous scholarship, equitable and inclusive learning environments, and advancing social justice, align directly to the City Teaching Alliance vision that all children are taught by committed, well-prepared, culturally competent teachers.鈥
City Teaching Alliance was founded in 2009 by educators who observed that far too many teachers arrive in urban classrooms unprepared to create sustainable careers and substantial impact on their school community.听
The new partnership will not only provide a grounding in high-quality instruction, but also focus on teaching with an understanding of and appreciation for a child鈥檚 community and culture. Professors selected for their student-centered approach to learning and experience in urban public education will deliver graduate courses including 鈥淩ace, Culture, and Equity in Urban Education鈥 and 鈥淭rauma Informed Teaching Practices.鈥
鈥淐hildren come to school with a variety of lived experiences. Nevertheless, every student, regardless of cultural, racial, economic, and linguistic background, deserves access to qualified, well-prepared teachers,鈥 said Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Dean of 69传媒 University鈥檚 School of Education. 鈥淲e are excited to partner with City Teaching Alliance to further meet our vision of preparing a new generation of diverse teachers and improving the academic and life outcomes of all students.鈥
Participants in the听rigorous four-year City Teaching Alliance program听are prepared听to become career听teachers听who accelerate student achievement and disrupt systems of听racial and socioeconomic inequity听in听urban school systems.听
鈥淒eveloping and supporting the next generation of teachers is fundamental to the future success of students and communities,鈥 said Sylvia M. Burwell, 69传媒 University President. 鈥淏y educating teachers with cultural competence, compassion, and mentoring, we are preparing these changemakers to create dynamic and equitable learning opportunities. 69传媒 University is proud to join City Teaching Alliance in this endeavor to offer our student-teachers the highest quality training.鈥
City Teaching Alliance and 69传媒 University鈥檚 School of Education are thrilled to combine their expertise to听give the听strongest start possible to aspiring career teachers who seek to effect change and make a positive impact in the lives of publicly educated students across the United States.听听